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2005-06-25 Signing off for 2005
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Ottawa Sun
Published: Saturday, June 25, 2005Words of farewell and fares and foesWalter Robinson says his goodbyes to his column, and offers a few parting shots to politicians, press and public. Today marks the end of this series of my rants and pontifications on all things political on these pages. I have recently accepted an executive position in the life sciences world and as such will be unabl...More
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| 2005-06-18 BIO in Philadelphia and why it matters | Ottawa Sun
Published: Saturday, June 18, 2005Nowhere to goHello from Philadelphia, home of the Liberty Bell, the best cheese-steak sandwiches on the planet and host city for the BIO 2005 convention. BIO is the largest an...More |
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| 2005-06-04 All taped out | Ottawa Sun
Published: Saturday, June 4, 2005All taped out Earlier this week, the identity of legendary Watergate figure deep throat was revealed to be none other than the former number two man at the FBI at the time, W. ...More |
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| 2005-05-28 Ottawa Marathon is a classy event | Ottawa Sun
Published: Saturday, May 28, 2005Yes I'l run! But only in the marathon!In the election frenzy that gripped Parliament Hill and environs over the past eight weeks, I was often asked, "so are you running this sp...More |
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| 2005-05-21 Oops, the minority Parliament lives on | Ottawa Sun
Published: Saturday, May 21, 2005Wake up blue, go to bed redLast week I predicted that the government would fall in a 151 to 149 vote. Oh well, as they say, a week in politics is an eternity. Enough ink, not t...More |
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| 2005-05-07 Behaviour of MPs is apalling | Ottawa Sun
Published: Saturday, May 7, 2005Grow up and get back to workIt's time for MPs of all political stripes to set aside the name-calling and accusations of racism and return to business. This is going to be the na...More |
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| 2005-04-23 Can Tories make a breakthough in Ottawa? | Ottawa Sun
Published: Saturday, April 23, 2005Blue Ottawa?Thursday night's televised address by Paul Martin was the political equivalent of a Hail Mary pass. With his government on the ropes the Prime Minister took to th...More |
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| 2005-04-02 Liberals looking west for votes | Ottawa Sun
Published: Saturday, April 2, 2005Liberals looking west for chance to buy votesIf you think the loss of 80 plus jobs due to the federal government's boneheaded plan to move the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC...More |
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| 2005-03-12 Thank a police officer today | Ottawa Sun
Published: Saturday, March 12, 2005Thank a police officer todayIn the next seven days you have one extra task to take on, personally thank a cop for his or her public service. On Thursday the nation came toget...More |
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| 2005-03-05 In support of local taxi drivers | Ottawa Sun
Published: Saturday, March 5, 2005I'll take cab drivers over political hacks anydayTaxi, taxi, why can't I hail a cab? Why is the cabstand beside my office building almost empty? Ottawans will soon be asking t...More |
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| 2005-02-26 Sizing up the political conventions | Ottawa Sun
Published: Saturday, February 26, 2005They go to gabWarning: Today's column looks at two forthcoming federal political conventions -- the Liberals and the Tories -- along with the Provincial PC Party who are i...More |
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| 2005-02-08 Cherish your kids every single day | Ottawa Sun
Published: Tuesday, February 8, 2005'Cherish them every second'Death is not an easy subject to discuss or write about and it certainly isn't my area of expertise. However, the tragic loss of 12-year-old Simon ...More |
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| 2005-02-05 Budget debacle? Blame yourselves | Ottawa Sun
Published: Saturday, February 5, 2005Little to show for months of workAfter half a year, and seemingly endless deliberation, council managed to bring down its tax hike by a meagre .04 of a percent. Last fall ...More |
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| 2005-01-29 A column of questions and only questions | Ottawa Sun
Published: Saturday, January 29, 2005If you've got the answers, I've got the questions Have you enjoyed my issue diatribes and opinion rants on these pages since 2001? How much did you really miss me during th...More |
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| 2005-01-15 Stopping the cancer killer | Ottawa Sun
Published: Saturday, January 15, 2005.Killing the killerThis year cancer will overtake heart disease as the number one cause of premature death in Canada. Almost 150,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with cance...More |
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